The Reds finally got a winning streak going when they took the second game of the series with the Milwaukee Brewers on Tuesday by a score of 3-7.

Elizardo Ramirez, recently chosen over Dave Williams to take on the role of fifth starter, took the mound and finally got some run support. He worked five innings, allowing three runs (earned) on five hits and three walks, to get the win.

Chris Hammond took over for the sixth and seventh, allowing zero runs on two hits. Todd Coffey worked the eighth and ninth, allowing zero runs on one hit. We're a quarter of the way through the season, and Coffey's ERA remains well under one at 0.65. Perhaps even more astounding, Hammond's ERA has fallen all the way to 5.87.

The Reds scored in four different innings beginning with the first. With two outs, Ken Griffey, Jr. doubled and Rich Aurilia brought him in with a base hit to center field. Adam Dunn walked, but Austin Kearns struck out to end the threat.

In the fifth inning, Felipe Lopez and Brandon Phillips both singled to set up Griffey for a three-run home run. Two retired batters later, Kearns singled, Edwin Encarnación was hit by a pitch, and Jason LaRue walked. Alas, Scott Hatteberg grounded out to strand those ducks on the pond.

In the sixth inning, Lopez doubled and Phillips singled to again put Griffey in a RISP position. He knocked in Lopez with the first of three sacrifice flies on the night. Phillips stole third base while Aurilia was batting, and came home on Aurilia's sacrifice fly to center. Dunn flied out to end the inning.

In the seventh, Kearns doubled and Encarnación walked to move him to second. The runners advanced on a wild pitch while LaRue was batting, and Encarnación scored on LaRue's sac fly. It was the last sacrifice fly and the last run of the game.

The win brought the Reds record to 27-10. They would go on to try for the sweep against Milwaukee on Wednesday night. Brandon Claussen versus Doug Davis.